Thursday, November 13, 2025 11:00 a.m. to 12 (noon) Gaiser Hall (GHL) 213
Danez Smith is the author of four poetry collections, including Don’t Call Us Dead, Homie, and Bluff, and curator of Blues In Stereo: The Early Works of Langston Hughes. Their honors include the Forward Prize, Minnesota Book Award, Lambda Literary Award, and a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. A finalist for the National Book Award and the Pulizter Prize, Smith teaches at Randolph College’s MFA program and the Black Youth Healing Arts Center in St. Paul.
The Columbia Writers Series has been a part of Clark College since 1988, bringing local, national, and international authors to the college throughout the year. Past and present directors have included Clark English professors Gerard Smith, Jim Finley, Alexis Nelson, and Dawn Knopf.
